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Bernie A. Shively

Bernie Shively
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Shively in 1929
Biographical details
Born (1902-05-26)May 26, 1902
Paris, Illinois
Died December 12, 1967(1967-12-12) (aged 65)
Lexington, Kentucky
Playing career
1924–1926 Illinois
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1945 Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1967 Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall 2–8
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American (1926)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1982 (profile)

Bernie A. Shively (May 26, 1902 – December 12, 1967) was and American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the athletic director at the University of Kentucky from 1938 until his death.

Shively served as an assistant football coach at Kentucky and was interim head football coach in 1945, prior to hiring Bear Bryant. Shively was linked to a scholarship scandal in 1962 involving the infamous football team known as the Thin Thirty, coached by Charlie Bradshaw.

Shively attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he played football as a guard alongside Red Grange. He was a consensus All-American in 1926. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and is honored at Kentucky as the namesake of the track and field stadium.


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